Today in the News: Big changes coming to SATs

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Posted Mar. 5, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Posted Mar. 5, 2014 at 8:00 PM

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The College Board, the creators of the SATs, said today that the high school test will undergo some big changes. The test will get more challenging, with an essay added. The other categories will be reading/writing and math. The scores also will change, with 1600 for the non-essay portion and a separate essay score. The new test will be rolled out in 2016.

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